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Daniel Alomía Robles

Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist
Daniel Alomía Robles was a Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist. He is best known for composing the song "El Cóndor Pasa" in 1913 as part of a zarzuela — a musical play that alternates between spoken and sung parts — of the same name. Wikipedia
Born: January 3, 1871, Peru
Died: July 17, 1942 (age 71 years), Lurigancho-Chosica, Peru
Spouse: Carmela Godoy (m. 1922)